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Planting Hope in Fort McMurray

NATURE CONSERVANCY OF CANADA: HEARD IT FROM A SCOUT, COLUMN – JANUARY 24, 2018

In 2016, a wildfire began in Alberta that would grow to ravage large parts of the Fort McMurray community.

Last year Scouting youth from the area came together to plant trees in a park that had been devastated from the fires. In this telling account, Scouting youth Elias Shea recounts the experience of planting hope in the recovering community.